The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-02-10

had been convicted of killing people and
selling bodies for disscctiDg purposes has
been acquitted.
The little town of WGllbOrnc, nine miles
south OF Bryant, Tenn, was shaken twice
by slight earthquake shocks last night,
causing windows to rattle and houses to
Crcmblc. This is the first earthquake shock
ever felt in that section,
Fire on Mackinac Island near Detroit,
Mich, burned the Mackinac House, Car
son House and four stores. The thcrmOm-
ctcr stood thirty degrees below zero. The
guests from the hotels barely escaped with
their lives. Loss sec, ,000.
a high wind blew down trees upon two
camps OF labOrcrS upon The Northern Pa
citic road. near Tacoma, Oregon, yesterday
morning. Nine Chinese were Killed and
about 20 Chinese and whites were badly i'll
jurcd. The wind blew 60 miles an hour
The fire in the Industrial School mt Roch
ester, N. Y, completely guttcd The female
department. The remains Of Mrs. II. }.
Won llodSOn were discovered among the
ruins She was 35 years Of age, and was
employed in the laundry department.
President McCrady, Of the Old Domin-
ion Line, has offered reward of $4,000
for the miScrcant who placed the Internal
hI'N'lllilc oI lllc NlIN ulltlDllt. NC tlIilIDc
to the steamer is 5000 and it has already
been repaired.
a wreck occurred on the Virginia Mid
land railroad on Tuesday. Twcnty-lour
freight cars and the engine were piled in II
heap Of ruins. All hands were more or
less hurt. brakeman, Ed. Martin, from
Albcmarlc, Va, was burned 10 death
The property Of the Southern Telegraph
Company was sold at auction in Richmond
for $1G0, 900, the purchasers being James
b. Pace and John S. Wise and their asso-
CiatcS. The other bidders were the West
crn Union Company and Il representative of
the United Lines.
The House Committee on the Library
unanimously recommend the passage Oi
the resolution providing Il joint committee
Of the House and Senate to consider the
cNpcdicncy Of holding an International cX,
hibitiOn in 1892 i'll CommcmOratiOn Of the
discovery Of America.
Mrs. Edward Walker. residing nine miles
north Of Devils Lake, Dakota. persisted in
attempting TO go TO n ncighbors house
during Saturdays blizzard, which pre-
vented her husbands return from town.
He found her body half buried in the
snow.
Archbishop Elder authorizes the state.
responsible for the organization of a the,
alrical company to gather money to aid in
paying the Purcell debt, nor docs he in any
way sanction any such scheme as was re
Gently announced in the newspapers.
DR.. Matt. .AlcNandcr, II leading physician
"i Knoxville. Tenn, committed Suicide
yesterday artcI.!Uon, by taking 1Tc grains
of morphine lie hrG hrtu urinkinm lie
IT. Il note, saying: - die with malice to-
ward none. go to Lcll. Tell my son to
go 10 hC1vcn."
Mr.. Parnclls malady is lcportcd to he
Brights disease. 1t is Thought probable
that he will be able TO Stand the strain OF
bis Parliamentary work. In event Of his
enforced retirement, Mr.. Ilclly will proha.
h!F succeed Him in the leadership of the
Irish party.
Henry George spoke ut a prohibition
mass meeting in brooklyn last night. lie
thought the contest between The tcmpcr-
an'c factions rcSCmhlcd that between = lot
OF cats. He believed the sale Of l;,uor
could not be prohibited. and that saloons
were not so bad us represented.
Representative Lnwler has introduced Il
preamble and resolutions, touching English
attitude i'll the fisheries trouble The rcyo-
lWi"ms request the President to inform
Congress what steps are necessary 10 pat
our dcfcnc@lcsS h@rsors in condition to r,.
NN assaults. The paper was referred 10
the committee on appropriation.
Turner Birkhcad, the owner Of Il largv
hosiery mill at Beverly, n. j., is removing
his machinery to burlington, and will tear
down his beverly mill. He says the
Knights of Labor are Responsible for his
action, and ;hcy have h.cn constantly
creating trouble between his operatives and
himself, and he will not submit any longer
Charles Talbot, aged 10, night clrrl, in
th" Gayosa Hotel, Memphis, has lett tIlr
city, suspected OF having stolen diamonds
and iewclry belonging to Fanny Davcu.
port, who was 4 guest at the hotel. These
VaIuahlc$ were deposited in The hotel safe.
and they are now missing. They are said
to be worth T3J, 600.
Governor Pierce, of Dakota, received a
message from President Cleveland accent.
ing his resignation to take effect at once.
Governor Pierce Immediately turned The
Ollie" over TO the Territorial Secretary. Ne.
C"rmiCk, who will act until judge Church
is confirmed. Gov Pierce has started
cast.
y mob Of masked men, about 35 stronr
entered the Jail at Srgnin, Guadal,lnc
county, Texas, "Wednesday morning, and,
after ovcr-powcring the iaiior, took three
negroes ont and hanged them to Il tree in
ia Vic'r Of the town. On each victim was
tackled this notice: "Killcd for murder
anl arSon.'
\ sensation has been created at Indian
Apn!is, Ind, among the EnimhlS of Labor
oy thc receipt OF an order, purporlng to
have come from the General Eyccliiivr
Board, to the effect that all cigar makers
belonging to the international Union must
hC GrODDcl from mru brrSbin i'm l,r,l .,,l